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Union News July 2026

E tū members rally with flags and placards outside a building. Text overlay reads: "Union News, Thursday 23 July 2026."

23 July 2026

Several unions feature extensively across the news from the last day, with job cuts at Stuff, failures at Waikato Hospital, and the second reading of… Read More »23 July 2026

Man at a PSA rally holding a yellow "TOOT 4 SUPPORT" sign above a crowd with union flags outside a Wellington building. Text overlay: "Union News, Wednesday 22 July 2026".

22 July 2026

Today’s Union News includes coverage of proposed changes at Stuff (affecting E Tū members) as well as the PSA’s stop-work meeting at MBIE. The Post… Read More »22 July 2026

Firefighters in tan uniform pants and black 'Dire Emergency' t-shirts stand at a roadside protest, one holding a large NZPFU flag, and more demonstrators in the background. Overlaid text reads 'Union News, Tuesday 21 July 2026'.

21 July 2026

The highlight from today’s Union News is a piece on Burger King’s AI assistant and the a worker’s experience of working alongside it. Also, keep… Read More »21 July 2026

Four women smiling pictured, from left: Sandra Grey, Marama Davidson, Chloe Swarbrick, Melissa Ansell-Bridges. Sandra and Melissa are in black Fight Back Together Maranga Ake t-shirts, Chloe is in all black and marama is in a white top and a stripped orange skirt. The sky behind them is grey with clouds.

17 July 2026

Today’s Union News continues extensive coverage of the Greens Party’s automatic union membership policy and NZCTU’s support of the policy. A link to the ACT… Read More »17 July 2026

Two firefighters in black NZPFU hoodies smile at the camera at a rally, one is holding a black and white border collie on its back. Behind them, other firefighters gather in a city laneway, including one in high-vis fire kit. Text overlay reads "Union News, Thursday 16 July 2026".

16 July 2026

Today’s Union News includes extensive coverage for Workers First over the closure of the Northland Mill and the on-going firefighters dispute. The Green Party’s automatic… Read More »16 July 2026

A crowd of protesters at a rally. In the foreground, a person carries a large orange PSA flag with white lettering. Text overlay reads "Union News, Wednesday 15 July 2026" alongside a white Union News logo.

15 July 2026

Today’s Union News includes coverage of Monday’s stikes by PSA staff at Internal Affairs as well as continued coverage of issues in the health system.… Read More »15 July 2026

An orange sandwich board sign reading "VOTING" in black capital letters with a large black arrow pointing right, Overlaid text reads "Union News, Tuesday 7 July" with a white union logo on the left.

7 July 2026

Today’s Union News includes a new series called State of the Nation by 1News, interviewing different Kiwis across different demographics about their situation and a… Read More »7 July 2026

Two workers in orange hi-vis vests and white hard hats at an industrial port site, with the Auckland city skyline in the background. Text reads "Union News, Monday 6 July 2026".

6 July 2026

Today’s Union News includes the NZ Herald podcast interview with Port of Auckland GM People and Legal, Philip Doak. Doak describes a deliberate shift away… Read More »6 July 2026

A hand holding up a purple placard reading "Toot for health" with the New Zealand Nurses Organisation logo. A purple NZNO flag flies behind them, with a traffic lights, and a white car in the background. Text overlay reads "Union News, Friday 3 July 2026"

3 July 2026

Today’s Union News continues coverage of the tragedy at Waikato Hospital and local media is covering Germany’s introduction of a doctor’s note required for even… Read More »3 July 2026

Union News, Thursday 2 July 2026. Nurses and supporters rally on the steps outside Wellington Regional Hospital, waving purple New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa flags and holding placards. A large white stylised U logo overlays the left side of the image.

2 July 2026

Today’s Union News features extensive coverage of issues within the health system, with unions (especially NZNO) being quoted in multiple articles. Union coverage Employment issues

Union News graphic, Wednesday 1 July 2026, with CTU logo. Winston Peters speaks at an outdoor microphone outside Parliament

1 July 2026

Today’s Union News leads with the launch of Shortchanged: The Pay Equity Investigation, a new podcast from Project Gender. There’s also a selection of employment-related… Read More »1 July 2026